Fans invited to Friday's UFC on Versus 5 open workouts in Milwaukee

The UFC’s first-ever trip to Milwaukee is quickly approaching, and fans are invited to attend Friday’s open workout sessions.

UFC officials recently announced the pre-fight activity will take place Friday at the city’s Harley-Davidson Museum, which also hosts the following day’s weigh-ins.

UFC on Versus 5 fighters Donald Cerrone, Dan Hardy, Ben Henderson, Chris Lytle, Jim Miller and Charles Oliveira will all take part in the workouts, which begin at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT local time) and are free and open to the public.

The workouts take place at the Harley-Davidson Museum’s Rumble Room.

Lytle and Oliveira hit the mats at 1 p.m. ET. Miller and Cerrone follow at 1:30 p.m. ET, and Hardy and Henderson wrap up the proceedings at 2 p.m. ET.

Additionally, the UFC Octagon Nation Tour will be set up outside of the Harley-Davidson Museum from 12 p.m. ET until 7 p.m. ET.

The WEC’s final lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, will be on-hand to sign autographs from 12 p.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET, and UFC contenders Pat Barry and Erik Koch will be available for one hour beginning at 3 p.m. ET.

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